Edit People: Jones Reverend Walter

Description: Reverend Walter Henry Jones was (1847-1907) a long standing minister at the Gawler [[Congregational Church Light Square|Congregational Church]], serving for about 20 years (1882-1901) before relocating to Queensland in about 1902 (he died there in 1907 - see [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97597592 Bunyip (27 Sep 1907)] for his obituary). A stained glass window was unveiled as a memorial to him in the Congregational Church in 1908,<ref>Bunyip (11 Aug 1911) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97564995</ref> it was relocated to [[Uniting Church Tod Street|Tod Street Methodist Church]] after the union of the churches to form the Uniting Church in 1977. Prior to immigrating from England to Australia, Reverend Jones married Fanny Maria Cooper and had three children, their fourth and final child Eustace Jones, was born in 1888 during their time in Gawler. Whilst in Gawler the family resided at the Congregational Church Manse, which stands at [[Light Square]] (contemporary address [[Cowan Street 19|19 Cowan Street]]). [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72177720332445287 Click here] to see photos relating to Reverend Walter Jones (there is a great story behind the beautiful portraits of Rev & Mrs Jones - they were discarded and put up for sale second hand, photographer Jenny Rose Oakley who hates seeing old photos get lost to history, discovered, bought and shared them via Ancestry so that relatives would be able to see them – she is thrilled for them to be added to the Gawler History Team collection.) [[Category:People]] [[Category:Individual]] The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.

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